2006-10-02 05:04:58 · 2 answers · asked by Pat 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Music
Dmitri Dmitrievich Shostakovich (Russian: Дми́трий Дми́триевич Шостако́вич, Dmitrij Dmitrijevič Šostakovič) (September 25 [O.S. September 12] 1906–August 9, 1975) was a Russian composer of the Soviet period. He had a complex relationship with the Soviet government, suffering two official denunciations of his music in 1936 and 1948 and the periodic banning of his work. At the same time, he remained the most popular Soviet composer of his generation and received a number of accolades and state awards, and served in the Supreme Soviet.
Born September 25, 1906
St. Petersburg, Russia
Died August 9, 1975
Moscow, Russia (Aged 69)
2006-10-02 05:12:21 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Born
Sep 25, 1906
Died
Aug 9, 1975
Dmitri Shostakovich
2006-10-02 12:08:20 · answer #2 · answered by PYT 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋